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### To Dimension a Feature Using the LOCATION Option

1. Select Insert | Dimension | Location from the submenu to open the Feature Location dialog box.

2. Select the feature(s) to dimension from the Feature List box.

3. Select the desired axes from the Axes area. The Auto check box is marked as the default.

If the Auto check box is marked, PC-DMIS automatically determines the default axes to display in the dimension. The default axes are based on the feature type, as shown in the table below.

The default output format for the following features is:

CIRCLE = X, Y, D (based on the workplane).

CONE = X, Y, Z, A

CYLINDER = X, Y, Z, D, L (based on the workplane).

ELLIPSE = X, Y, Z, D, A, L

LINE = Based on the axis that is perpendicular to the axis closest to (and the axis related to) the workplane that the line is measured in.

PLANE = Based on the axis most closely related to the plane.

POINT = X, Y, Z, T

SLOT = X, Y, D, R, L (based on the workplane).

SPHERE = X, Y, Z, D

4. Select the axes from the Axes drop-down list to which you want to apply Plus and Minus tolerances.

5. Type the Plus tolerance value in the Plus box.

6. Type the Minus tolerance value in the Minus box.

7. Type a value for the Nominal size in the Nominal Size box.

8. Select a Tolerance Class from the Tolerance Class drop-down list.

9. Select a Tolerance Grade from the Tolerance Grade drop-down list.

10. Select either the Inch or MM option from the Units area of the dialog box.

11. Select where to output the dimension information. Select the Statistics, Report, Both, or None option.

12. Select the desired Analysis options by selecting the Textual check box or the Graphical check box. If you select the Graphical check box, type the Multiplier value in the Multiplier box.

13. If desired, select the Display check box in the Dimension Info area and click Edit to select the Dimension Info Format you would like displayed in the Graphic Display window.

14. Click the Create button. If you did not select any check boxes from the Axes area, the Create button is unavailable for selection.

The dimension will appear in the Edit window with this information:

dimension_name = TYPE OF DIMENSION,feat_1 UNITS=IN ,$

GRAPH=OFF TEXT=OFF MULT=1.00 OUTPUT=BOTH

| NOM | +TOL | -TOL | MEAS | MAX | MIN | DEV | OUT-TOL
x | 8.0000 | 0.1000 | 0.1000 | 8.0000 | 8.5000 | 7.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000
y | 3.0000 | 0.1000 | 0.1000 | 3.0000 | 3.5000 | 2.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000
z | 0.4947 | 0.1000 | 0.1000 | 0.4947 | 0.1428 | 0.8466 | 0.0000 | 0.0000
d | 1.0000 | 0.1000 | 0.1000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.0000
v | 0.0000 | 0.5938 | 0.8046 | - | - | - | - | -

END OF DIMENSION dimension_name (for LOCATION only)